Providing balanced information for using water as a renewable energy resource in the Northwest
With an estimated reach of over 250,000 people, the Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE) completed a November digital media campaign focused on the future of power generation in the Northwest. One 30-second video took a playful…
Wednesday, August 24th is National Hydropower Day. The Northwest is the leading generator of hydropower in the country, providing over one-third of the conventional and pumped storage capacity available. Hydropower is recognized as a key building block to…
The Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE) launched a hydropower appreciation social and digital media campaign. Check out these 15 and 30 second video spots that will be playing on Facebook, Instagram, websites, web apps and streaming…
The Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE) has launched a new web site with a simple mission: give teachers, students, opinion leaders, and the public balanced, reliable information about the use of hydropower in the Northwest. Visit…
These infographics from Bonneville Power Administration remind us of the Northwest’s good fortune. In a world thirsty to address climate change by using carbon-free, renewable electricity sources, hydropower already meets over half the Northwest’s power needs. And for…
As the region brings on more wind and solar projects, hydropower pumped storage projects hold the allure of meeting power needs when the wind isn’t blowing or the sun shining. Here are a couple of pumped storage project…
Learn what’s in the just passed infrastructure bill that provides opportunities to modernize renewable, clean, affordable hydropower. Click here to for print version.
by K.C. Mehaffey Wenatchee World Aug. 23, 2016 BRIDGEPORT — Shell Energy officials are in Bridgeport this week pitching a project to generate power from the Columbia River, without building a dam. The proposed Hydro Battery Pearl Hill Project…
By Herman K. Trabish Utility Dive U.S. hydroelectric power, the nation’s oldest and biggest renewable, could see striking growth through 2050 – if developers work around its potential harms to river ecosystems and take advantage of expected growth…
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a far ranging evaluation of the future of hydropower in the United States. The backdrop of the report is continued national desires for low-cost, low-carbon, renewable energy. The report finds that…